’s paintings at the Dudensing Gallery in New York. As Burliuk wrote, “Minimalism derives its name from the minimum of operating means. Minimalist painting is purely realistic—the subject being the painting itself.” Minimal art of the ’60s, objective and non-referential, was a response to the emotionally charged bent of

The six sculptors exhibiting works in “Minimally Speaking” are responding, in turn, to both minimalism and abstract expressionism. Though their respective sculptures, spare and modern, show the influence of a minimalist aesthetic, they also reveal personal inspirations and interests. There’s a psychological bent to

openly engages with human feeling and memory in his folk art-inspired pieces—indeed, he doesn’t consider his work minimalist at all, despite the modern and pared-down appearances of pieces like Hipster (2014).

, both of whom take inspiration from scientific advancements that shape the modern world. Viewed together, these works can’t be categorized by a single term, but they revolve around a theme, communicating, as the show’s title notes, through minimal form.